Summary

Odili makes plans to meet his friend Elsie, who was an important reason for his trip to the capital city. He travels in the Minister’s chauffeured limousine to the hospital where Elsie works. Odili had made arrangements for Elsie to bring a female friend with her during a planned visit to the Minister’s house, with the understanding this would be something of a “double date” with the Minister. Odili and Chief Nanga had told each other stories of the women they had been with, and apparently Chief Nanga (despite being married) has had sexual relationships with quite a few women. Odili and the Minister go to the hospital to pick up the young women, but Elsie’s friend is sick and can’t go. They all go to a book exhibition, where Chief Nanga is to make a speech. Despite being Minister of Culture...